:00:00. > :00:15.and on BBC One, we can now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
:00:16. > :00:19.The new Chancellor says the best future for Scotland is inside
:00:20. > :00:21.the United Kingdom economy and not forming a different relationship
:00:22. > :00:25.His comments come as Nicola Sturgeon meets a group of experts
:00:26. > :00:27.who are advising the Scottish government in the wake of Brexit.
:00:28. > :00:31.We'll be speaking live to the First Minister
:00:32. > :00:34.The UK government begins transferring welfare powers
:00:35. > :00:45.And we live at the Open Championship on a beautiful and eventful day at
:00:46. > :00:57.Royal Troon. Scotland's First Minister says she's
:00:58. > :01:00."deeply disappointed" after the new Chancellor said
:01:01. > :01:03.he didn't see Scotland forming a different relationship
:01:04. > :01:06.with the EU. Philip Hammond's comments also
:01:07. > :01:09.appear to put him at odds with his Cabinet colleague,
:01:10. > :01:21.the Scottish Secretary. We will be speaking live with the
:01:22. > :01:22.First Minister in a few minutes time for her reaction.
:01:23. > :01:27.Our correspondent David Porter is at Westminster for us this evening.
:01:28. > :01:34.It is highly significant that the new Prime Minister's first
:01:35. > :01:38.engagement is to come to Scotland to meet the First Minister? It is
:01:39. > :01:43.extremely significant. Yesterday, she arrived in Downing Street saying
:01:44. > :01:48.she wanted to preserve the union and do all she could to do that.
:01:49. > :01:56.Tomorrow, she will be in Scotland to make that case. It is another day at
:01:57. > :02:00.Westminster which has been frenetic and highly charged, as Theresa May
:02:01. > :02:04.reshapes her government, the new UK Government is very different from
:02:05. > :02:09.that which David Cameron had. There has been a cabinet reshuffle which
:02:10. > :02:15.has been a wholescale reshaping of what the UK Government looks like.
:02:16. > :02:19.As expected, David Mundell will remain as Scottish Secretary. There
:02:20. > :02:22.have been plenty of comings and goings today. My colleague Nick
:02:23. > :02:24.Eardley has been following events today and examining what it will
:02:25. > :02:32.mean for Scotland. Scotland's man in the cabinet. Not
:02:33. > :02:37.the most surprisingly of appointments, he's the only Scottish
:02:38. > :02:42.MP with a Scottish seat. He might not be going anywhere, but many of
:02:43. > :02:47.Theresa May's top team are new to their jobs. One of them is he a new
:02:48. > :02:54.next-door neighbour, the Chancellor. Do you hold the opinion that Brexit
:02:55. > :02:55.is dangerous? He said he will not change the funding arrangements
:02:56. > :02:59.is dangerous? He said he will not which decide much of Scotland's
:03:00. > :03:03.budget? But when asked if he could see Scotland developing a different
:03:04. > :03:10.relationship with Europe when the UK leaves, he told the BBC... No, I
:03:11. > :03:14.think the best future for Scotland is inside the UK economy. Let's make
:03:15. > :03:23.this UK economy work for all of us and lets negotiate with the European
:03:24. > :03:27.Union with outside the European Union, a relationship which works
:03:28. > :03:32.for Britain and works for Europe. That appears to be slightly
:03:33. > :03:36.different from what the Scottish Secretary things. What I have said
:03:37. > :03:39.is if it is possible to get different arrangements from the EU
:03:40. > :03:42.then we will look at that and that is why we're not standing in the way
:03:43. > :03:46.of the First Minister and the Scottish Government's initiatives.
:03:47. > :03:49.The Chancellor has expressed a view that he thinks it is buried unlikely
:03:50. > :04:01.that there will be the possibility of a separate Scottish deal, but see
:04:02. > :04:03.what the First Minister and the Scottish Government comeback with.
:04:04. > :04:06.We will look at that. I think it is important that Scotland's needs are
:04:07. > :04:08.addressed and that is why we are determined that Scotland should play
:04:09. > :04:16.a strong part in the negotiations that should take place. The comments
:04:17. > :04:22.present a challenge for Theresa May. In her words, Brexit means Brexit,
:04:23. > :04:27.but can she find a path which allows Scotland to maintain a relationship
:04:28. > :04:32.when the rest of the UK leaves? Nicola Sturgeon has been holding
:04:33. > :04:35.talks. She says the new Chancellor's comments are disappointing and she
:04:36. > :04:43.wants the new PM to be more constructive. Mrs May says the party
:04:44. > :04:50.needs to recognise the referendum result. We have a clear position.
:04:51. > :04:55.Scotland wishes to remain within Europe. Theresa May has two respect
:04:56. > :04:59.the wishes and desires of the Scottish people and the Scottish
:05:00. > :05:05.Government. Mrs Sturgeon is expected to meet the new Prime Minister
:05:06. > :05:06.tomorrow. A number of issues for the two most powerful women in politics
:05:07. > :05:19.in Britain to discuss. the first meeting of the group
:05:20. > :05:22.of experts set up to advise the Scottish Government
:05:23. > :05:25.in the aftermath of the Brexit. The Standing Council on Europe
:05:26. > :05:27.is made up of 18 legal, economic and diplomatic specialists,
:05:28. > :05:38.and will offer guidance on Whether the streets of Amsterdam,
:05:39. > :05:41.Paris or Central Ed, our connections with the European Community are
:05:42. > :05:45.long-standing and deep rooted. In same anyways we collaborate with
:05:46. > :05:51.Europe. In education, there is co-operation over student places and
:05:52. > :05:56.funding. In science and technology, money and expertise comes from the
:05:57. > :06:00.EU. And much of our high street is shaped by our relationship with
:06:01. > :06:05.Europe. So the question is, can Scotland maintain its relationship
:06:06. > :06:10.with the EU while remaining part of the UK? The First Minister called on
:06:11. > :06:14.some of the country's leading experts for advice from finance,
:06:15. > :06:18.business, Law, science. We are looking at the way in the short run
:06:19. > :06:26.we can look at the engagement with the whole Brexit debate, at UK level
:06:27. > :06:31.and EU level, but also in terms of practical advice to the Scottish
:06:32. > :06:35.Government. On the table, Scotland's future relationship with the EU,
:06:36. > :06:39.whether there is a second independence referendum or not. A
:06:40. > :06:43.former vice president of the European Parliament says while
:06:44. > :06:47.negotiations are brokered over the European Parliament, Scotland can
:06:48. > :06:51.take some matters into their own hands. There is no reason why
:06:52. > :06:57.Scotland cannot have a distinct approach and start putting building
:06:58. > :07:02.blocks in place, for example, free movement of students has been
:07:03. > :07:06.important to us. Can we ensure research funding continues? Justice
:07:07. > :07:11.and home affairs is a devolved matter in Scotland, and there are
:07:12. > :07:18.European justice issues like the European Arrest Warrant. Would we
:07:19. > :07:21.want to remain part of that? Anne -- and in the holiday season, there
:07:22. > :07:25.will be thousands of Scots going on holiday and at the moment if their
:07:26. > :07:29.flight is delayed or cancelled, they are entitled to compensation which
:07:30. > :07:36.is agreed through the European Union. Ultimately, it will be
:07:37. > :07:36.difficult to say what our future relationship with Europe will be
:07:37. > :07:41.like. I'm joined now from Edinburgh
:07:42. > :07:50.by the First Minister, Thank you for joining us, First
:07:51. > :07:56.Minister. You are meeting Theresa May tomorrow, what will you say to
:07:57. > :08:00.her? First of all I will say congratulations on becoming Prime
:08:01. > :08:03.Minister. After that, I am looking forward to building a constructive
:08:04. > :08:06.working relationship with Theresa May. Everyone knows we have
:08:07. > :08:14.political differences but we both have a duty to serve the people. We
:08:15. > :08:18.have a determination to work together where we can. But his fro
:08:19. > :08:23.match the approach I will take into the meeting, I hope it is
:08:24. > :08:28.reciprocated. I don't think it will come as any surprise to anybody,
:08:29. > :08:30.that the top issue on the agenda will be the issue of the European
:08:31. > :08:40.Union. I am determined that we will be the issue of the European
:08:41. > :08:43.attacked Scotland's interests. Our businesses, it universities,
:08:44. > :08:48.citizens' rights and workers' rights are very much at risk because of the
:08:49. > :08:52.Brexit vote. I am determined to find ways to protect those interests and
:08:53. > :08:57.the question is, can I do that through the UK process, and by
:08:58. > :09:03.message to Theresa May is the more open and flexible but process can
:09:04. > :09:07.be, the better. It may be that independence is the only way to
:09:08. > :09:13.protect those interests, but I have always said I want to examine every
:09:14. > :09:16.option along the way. Her opening remarks yesterday to the crowds did
:09:17. > :09:20.not seem to make a very flexible approach, when she talked about the
:09:21. > :09:28.deeply she felt about the you're 's deeply she felt about the you're 's
:09:29. > :09:35.-- union. Do you think this is a Prime Minister you will be able to
:09:36. > :09:39.do business with? Everybody knows Theresa May and her party believes
:09:40. > :09:43.in the union as in the United Kingdom, and I believe in
:09:44. > :09:49.independence. What I would say though is for those who advocate the
:09:50. > :09:54.United Kingdom, there is an onus of responsibility now, in light of the
:09:55. > :10:00.EU referendum, to demonstrate that the UK is possible protecting
:10:01. > :10:05.Scotland's interests. Those interests, the ability for our
:10:06. > :10:10.businesses to trade and for workers' rights to be protected, our ability
:10:11. > :10:14.to influence big global policy on climate change for example, these
:10:15. > :10:18.interests are at risk because a UK wide vote has threatened us with
:10:19. > :10:23.exit from the EU. For those of us who believe in the UK, the onus is
:10:24. > :10:28.on them to prove they can protect and defend Scotland's interests. I
:10:29. > :10:33.am determined to find the best ways to protect Scotland's interests, and
:10:34. > :10:40.I am determined to find ways and options to take place to do that. I
:10:41. > :10:47.have been very open so that the best or only option will be to consider
:10:48. > :10:51.whether we can become an independent Scotland, but I am open to examining
:10:52. > :10:55.all options, and I hope tomorrow I encounter a Prime Minister who will
:10:56. > :10:58.not have her mind changed on the union any more than I will on
:10:59. > :11:05.independence, but a Prime Minister who is just as willing as I am to be
:11:06. > :11:08.open-minded and constructive about the options which might lie ahead.
:11:09. > :11:11.There does seem to be some confusion among ministers that the new
:11:12. > :11:15.line-up, but perhaps a chink of light for you and your case when
:11:16. > :11:20.David Mundell effectively said the ball is in your court, come up with
:11:21. > :11:25.some options to consider. The good news for David Mundell, I have just
:11:26. > :11:29.been having a meeting of some of the best brains in Scotland and indeed
:11:30. > :11:34.overseas, to look at how we start to influence this process, and indeed
:11:35. > :11:40.come up with those options. In the standing council meeting I had just
:11:41. > :11:44.had, we had a former judge of the European Court of Justice, two form
:11:45. > :11:49.a very senior diplomats, some people with direct experience of working in
:11:50. > :11:51.the European Commission, some serious and hefty economic
:11:52. > :11:57.expertise, politicians not just from the SNP but the Labour Party. Whole
:11:58. > :12:01.range of expertise. It is now looking exactly at what the options
:12:02. > :12:04.are for Scotland. I said on the morning of the referendum I did not
:12:05. > :12:16.underestimate the difficulty or challenge of this. The difficulty
:12:17. > :12:19.is, we are in uncharted territory. You have an opportunity to try to
:12:20. > :12:21.shape the future. My message to the primers to tomorrow is not to
:12:22. > :12:23.convince Scotland to be independence, but to see if we can
:12:24. > :12:27.agree in this very difficult time, a difficult time which is not of
:12:28. > :12:32.Scotland's making, that we should be open-minded to these options. I say
:12:33. > :12:33.again, there is a big onus on those who say Scotland should continue to
:12:34. > :12:38.be part of the UK, to prove in light who say Scotland should continue to
:12:39. > :12:41.of the referendum vote that it still protects and serves our interests,
:12:42. > :12:57.because frankly, there is a big question mark over
:12:58. > :13:01.that now. What about David Mundell's remarks and asking you to come up
:13:02. > :13:04.with a range of options, what do you say to that? I have just said, that
:13:05. > :13:07.is exactly what we are doing. I have just been in St Andrews house behind
:13:08. > :13:10.me now with some eminent experts beginning that line of work. We do
:13:11. > :13:14.not know what process the UK will take forward. We do not know what
:13:15. > :13:16.the UK's negotiating stance will be. I have had different opinions
:13:17. > :13:22.expressed by different members of the Tory party. I have heard
:13:23. > :13:27.different opinions about whether or not they think UK should remain in
:13:28. > :13:30.the single market. We are doing that work. Obviously, we need to
:13:31. > :13:35.understand the process the UK is going through. There will be no
:13:36. > :13:39.shortage of ideas and suggestions and options coming forward from the
:13:40. > :13:43.Scottish Government. That is not the problem here. What we need to know
:13:44. > :13:48.is when we bring those options forward, will not have doors closed
:13:49. > :13:51.prematurely, or a refusal to consider those options, because of
:13:52. > :13:56.that happens, people will quickly conclude that we cannot protect
:13:57. > :14:01.Scotland's interests when we need to protect them through this UK
:14:02. > :14:04.process. First Minister, thank you for your time. Thank you.
:14:05. > :14:06.Our political correspondent David Porter is at Westminster.
:14:07. > :14:18.I think the symbolism is very important. 24 hours ago, Theresa May
:14:19. > :14:23.was arriving in Downing Street. At the are beginning of her speech she
:14:24. > :14:28.said she was the leader of the Conservative and Unionist party and
:14:29. > :14:32.she wanted to see the union between England, Scotland, Wales and
:14:33. > :14:36.Northern Ireland continue. 48 hours into her Premiership, she will be
:14:37. > :14:40.travelling to Edinburgh to meet Nicola Sturgeon. As Nicola Sturgeon
:14:41. > :14:44.said, they will not change each other's views on independence.
:14:45. > :14:47.Nicola Sturgeon does not think she can suddenly convert Theresa May to
:14:48. > :14:52.the cause of independence and Theresa May will be well aware she
:14:53. > :14:56.can't persuade Nicola Sturgeon to become an ardent unionist, but they
:14:57. > :15:02.are both pragmatic politicians and they realise on the question as big
:15:03. > :15:08.as taking the UK out of Europe, that there will have to be some kind of
:15:09. > :15:12.negotiation. There will have to be compromise between the two
:15:13. > :15:15.governments. Theresa May will also meet Conservative Party workers in
:15:16. > :15:19.Scotland tomorrow. I think that is very much from her point of view to
:15:20. > :15:23.say she values the union and she wants to make sure the first trip
:15:24. > :15:31.she makes out of Downing Street was not a foreign trip, it was to
:15:32. > :15:34.Edinburgh, to meet Scots Tories and the First Minister. Thank you.
:15:35. > :15:36.The UK Government has begun the process of transferring welfare
:15:37. > :15:40.This will be the first time the Scottish Government has
:15:41. > :15:42.been able to legislate - to introduce new benefits,
:15:43. > :15:47.Our social affairs correspondent, Reevel Alderson joins me now.
:15:48. > :15:49.The Scottish Government already has limited powers over welfare.
:15:50. > :15:53.The Scottish Welfare Fund, which offers small payments
:15:54. > :15:56.and provides washing machines or cookers to people to establish
:15:57. > :15:58.themselves in a home if, for example, they're fleeing
:15:59. > :16:02.The government can reduce council tax levels.
:16:03. > :16:07.And they can give discretionary housing payments.
:16:08. > :16:10.These have been used to help people hit by the so-called "bedroom tax."
:16:11. > :16:13.The new powers will introduce Benefits in devolved areas such
:16:14. > :16:18.The government has already said it wants to introduce early years
:16:19. > :16:23.Ministers will also be able to top up benefits such
:16:24. > :16:25.as Universal Credit, tax credits and child benefit.
:16:26. > :16:27.They could also change the timings of payments
:16:28. > :16:44.Food banks are the most visible sign of poverty in Scotland. Charities
:16:45. > :16:48.running them say demand for their services is still rising. Agencies
:16:49. > :16:53.giving advice say increasingly, they are sending clients there as the
:16:54. > :16:57.effects of benefit cuts are built by individuals. Citizens advice
:16:58. > :17:01.Scotland has welcomed the transfer of welfare powers to Holyrood, which
:17:02. > :17:05.it says may now tailor solutions to the particular problems here. I
:17:06. > :17:09.think it can have a big role in erasing poverty. It doesn't have to
:17:10. > :17:17.cost more money doing things differently, having a better culture
:17:18. > :17:19.cost more money doing things and administration of benefits. It
:17:20. > :17:22.doesn't need to cost money, it is doing things in a better way to make
:17:23. > :17:25.sure people don't have those periods without payment and don't drop into
:17:26. > :17:29.poverty as a result. Many clients, the charity says, are choosing
:17:30. > :17:32.between heating, food and rent when benefits are delayed. The Scottish
:17:33. > :17:35.Government says it can help improve the efficiency of the welfare system
:17:36. > :17:41.and increase benefits where necessary. We said it would be ?20
:17:42. > :17:45.million into one of the support streams, because it has been a huge
:17:46. > :17:48.cut to the UK Government. We want to examine the efficiencies in the
:17:49. > :17:51.system and any efficiencies that can be made will be trying to improve
:17:52. > :17:56.the lot even further are people in need. The important thing is to
:17:57. > :18:01.start up on the right way, building dignity and respect and building the
:18:02. > :18:02.system. Ministers point out that 85% of the Scottish welfare budget is
:18:03. > :18:05.being retained by Westminster. The government has already said
:18:06. > :18:07.it'll create a Scottish social security agency
:18:08. > :18:10.to oversee the changes. But before they can take place,
:18:11. > :18:12.the Scottish Parliament must pass new legislation which ministers say
:18:13. > :18:14.could be completed by An improved T in the Park campsite
:18:15. > :18:21.set-up, with a more visible police presence is needed to allay public
:18:22. > :18:23.fears over safety, Strathallan councillor Tom Gray said
:18:24. > :18:29.the campsite could be if festival organisers could "get
:18:30. > :18:34.on top of indiscipline". The organiser DF Concerts said it
:18:35. > :18:37.cared about "each and every music Two teenagers died at this year's
:18:38. > :18:42.event and police are investigating Now let's find out what's been
:18:43. > :18:53.happening at Royal Troon - and the rest of the sport
:18:54. > :19:00.- with Rhona. Fantastic. Yes, good evening. The
:19:01. > :19:05.first round at the Open championship in Troon is well under way and for
:19:06. > :19:08.once, good weather is one of the main talking points with the
:19:09. > :19:12.players. The best of conditions means that scoring has been low.
:19:13. > :19:16.Jonathan Sutherland has also been lapping up the sunshine and can tell
:19:17. > :19:21.us more. Yes, it has been a glorious day at
:19:22. > :19:26.Royal Troon, that is for sure. We have also witnessed huge excitement
:19:27. > :19:29.within the last half an hour, almost record-breaking excitement. Just
:19:30. > :19:34.over my shoulder at the 18th hole, in fact. More on that shortly but as
:19:35. > :19:37.you have been seeing, it has been a glorious day of weather at Royal
:19:38. > :19:41.Troon. It all got under way at 6:35 a.m..
:19:42. > :19:48.The dawn of a new Open Championship, perhaps the twilight of Colin
:19:49. > :19:51.Montgomerie's open career. A dream for Monty to tee off the
:19:52. > :19:58.Championship on his home course, immediately turned into a nightmare.
:19:59. > :20:01.A double bogey on the first hole. But to his credit, Monty rallied
:20:02. > :20:13.with five birdies on the first nine holes. He hold this part on the 18th
:20:14. > :20:16.to finish level par -- this pot. A lot of better players than me in the
:20:17. > :20:24.world of golf would have taken 71 after being two over at the 1st. One
:20:25. > :20:27.of the easiest holes, if not the easiest par-4 at the course, so to
:20:28. > :20:34.be true over there, a lot better players would have 71 after that --
:20:35. > :20:39.to be 2-over. So I am proud of myself for hanging on in, it was
:20:40. > :20:44.easy to score 78. Not such a different ball game for Russell Knox
:20:45. > :20:48.either. Scotland's number one golfer double bogey at the 2nd. And rarely
:20:49. > :20:52.plain sailing for some of the biggest names. After a good start
:20:53. > :20:58.for Rory McIlory, double bogey at the 13th. If I stepped on the first
:20:59. > :21:03.tee and someone gave me a 69, I would have taken it, but on the
:21:04. > :21:07.10th, I probably wouldn't have. I knew today was a day where you had
:21:08. > :21:10.to make the most of the conditions, because I don't think we are going
:21:11. > :21:15.to see the course like this for the rest of the week. I think the
:21:16. > :21:20.elements are going to be a bit of a challenge but 2-under par, shoot
:21:21. > :21:23.something in the 60s, it is a solid start. 2013 Open champion Phil
:21:24. > :21:29.Mickelson in vintage form, which got him to 6-under par. Glorious
:21:30. > :21:35.sunshine, glorious golf and a hole in one. The 2010 Open champion Louis
:21:36. > :21:40.Oosthuizen at the 14th. A sight to behold on a day when golf in
:21:41. > :21:44.Scotland shone brightly. And since we recorded the package,
:21:45. > :21:48.it has been exceptional from Phil Mickelson. We mentioned he was
:21:49. > :21:53.6-under but he had an exceptional back line, one that will go down in
:21:54. > :21:59.golfing history. Huge drama. He had the chance to finish on a 62. That
:22:00. > :22:03.would have been a record in all Majors, a truly epic golfing moment.
:22:04. > :22:09.Unfortunately, it didn't quite go in, which means he finishes on 63,
:22:10. > :22:14.still a hugely impressive effort from Phil Mickelson, who won the
:22:15. > :22:19.Championship in 2013. Still a few golfers to go, but he is the leader
:22:20. > :22:23.at 8-under par, currently with a 2-stroke lead. It has been a day of
:22:24. > :22:26.epic excitement. Can we topic tomorrow? There will be a damp
:22:27. > :22:31.pouring of rain, it will be tricky for the competitors but a fantastic
:22:32. > :22:34.start to the 145th Open Championship, that's for sure.
:22:35. > :22:36.Hearts will face temperatures of more than 30 degrees tonight
:22:37. > :22:39.when they take on the Maltese minnows Beer Keer Kara
:22:40. > :22:41.in the first leg of their Europa league qualifier.
:22:42. > :22:43.The squad trained at the stadium last night,
:22:44. > :22:45.at the same time as kick-off this evening in attempt to
:22:46. > :22:48.Head coach Robbie Neilson feels his players will cope,
:22:49. > :22:51.and are good enough to take a lead back to Tynecastle for
:22:52. > :22:59.And there are three Scottish sides hoping to make
:23:00. > :23:02.The Sportsound commentary game is Hibs versus Brondby -
:23:03. > :23:14.with updates from Hearts v Birkarkara,
:23:15. > :23:15.and Aberdeen at home agains Ventspils.
:23:16. > :23:21.Plus you can follow the action on the BBC Sport Scotland website.
:23:22. > :23:28.That visit but denied, back tomorrow the golf tomorrow. -- that is it
:23:29. > :23:29.tonight. And more weather for the golf.
:23:30. > :23:31.Let's get the weather now and tonight,
:23:32. > :23:34.Christopher is at Dunrobin Castle in Golspie.
:23:35. > :23:43.Yes, it does look like we are in France without building behind us
:23:44. > :23:45.but the midges are the giveaway. A fairly spectacular building, perhaps
:23:46. > :23:49.not quite you would expect in Scotland but if you live around here
:23:50. > :23:54.or have driven this way, an iconic building and a real draw for locals
:23:55. > :24:01.and visitors alike, many of whom, like us, are driving the MC 500.
:24:02. > :24:04.From the North Coast, we head you said, the road sneaking through
:24:05. > :24:10.villages fringing the Murray further. The popularity of the car
:24:11. > :24:13.back to the late MC 500 is clear, whether you choose to bring your
:24:14. > :24:23.home with you or something smaller. Hotels and campsites are reporting a
:24:24. > :24:25.big upturn, like the castle. It is designed to look like a friends
:24:26. > :24:30.big upturn, like the castle. It is chateaux, the design comes from the
:24:31. > :24:34.Palace of Versailles, so there is a huge French influence, even in the
:24:35. > :24:39.furniture. And it is certainly popular. We are heading for another
:24:40. > :24:44.record year and part of that must be down to the MC 500, because almost
:24:45. > :24:52.daily, we are seeing people visiting the castle who are driving the route
:24:53. > :24:58.-- NC 500. Folk from Germany, Dutch, we have a lot of visitors from
:24:59. > :25:03.Holland as well. But the French, Spanish, Italian, people from all
:25:04. > :25:07.over the and visit. And I don't think there is anybody who could
:25:08. > :25:10.imagine how successful it has become and how popular and we can only hope
:25:11. > :25:18.that it continues for a long long time to come.
:25:19. > :25:21.And it really is approving -- proving a real boom for businesses
:25:22. > :25:25.along the route, just the sheer number of people coming to this part
:25:26. > :25:30.of the country. Cloudy here today, but 21 degrees in Edinburgh today.
:25:31. > :25:35.This evening, dried foremost with late sunshine around and actually as
:25:36. > :25:38.we head through the first part of this evening and tonight, it is
:25:39. > :25:41.going to stay dry and as we head overnight, you will start to see
:25:42. > :25:44.some cloud building across Western areas, with some outbreaks of rain
:25:45. > :25:53.approaching the West Coast, a sign of change on the way. Temperatures
:25:54. > :25:56.in towns and cities holding out double digits. Tomorrow, very
:25:57. > :26:02.different day of weather in store. It is cloudy, wet and really quite
:26:03. > :26:04.windy at times. The rain always heaviest and most persistent or
:26:05. > :26:08.western parts of the country but through the course of the day, it
:26:09. > :26:11.will slowly spread its way eastward. The further east you are, the rain
:26:12. > :26:15.lighter and a little more patchy, but the winds will be strong around
:26:16. > :26:19.the west Coast. Perhaps we could see something dry around the south-west
:26:20. > :26:25.coast by the end of the afternoon. Temperature wise, value similar to
:26:26. > :26:29.today, 19 or 20, and at the rain, it will feel quite humid at times. The
:26:30. > :26:31.west Coast, touch cooler with the heaviest of the rain and the wind
:26:32. > :26:39.west Coast, touch cooler with the will be strong from the south South
:26:40. > :26:42.west. A across most of the north-west and down towards the
:26:43. > :26:47.south-east, some wet weather as well. Mid to high teens. The rest of
:26:48. > :26:50.the afternoon into the evening, the heavy rain in the north-west will
:26:51. > :26:54.work its way south-east. Then looking ahead to the weekend, the
:26:55. > :26:58.high-pressure we have had today has long gone. Low pressure in charge
:26:59. > :27:02.and that is going to bring some outbreaks of rain and showers,
:27:03. > :27:07.particularly across the North. Here is how Saturday is heavy showers
:27:08. > :27:11.across the west of the country, sometimes merging for longer spells
:27:12. > :27:15.of rain. Elsewhere, reasonably dry but fairly cloudy, some spells of
:27:16. > :27:19.brightness but breezy around the coast. So for the competitors at the
:27:20. > :27:22.Open in Troon, challenging conditions and for the rest of the
:27:23. > :27:25.weekend for most of us, very unsettled. That is the weather the
:27:26. > :27:29.next few days. Join us tomorrow night as we head
:27:30. > :27:33.further down the coast. A reminder of the main news. New Prime Minister
:27:34. > :27:38.Theresa May will hold her first talks with the First Minister Nicola
:27:39. > :27:41.Sturgeon in Edinburgh tomorrow. Mrs May spent her first full day in
:27:42. > :27:46.Downing Street hiring and firing ministers. David Mundell remains as
:27:47. > :27:51.Scottish Secretary. Meanwhile, Nicola Sturgeon has been attending
:27:52. > :27:55.the first group of experts set up to advise the Scottish Government after
:27:56. > :27:59.the Brexit Road. The standing Council is made up of 18 specialists
:28:00. > :28:02.in different fields and will offer guidance on Scotland's relationship
:28:03. > :28:07.with the EU. And that is it, I will have the
:28:08. > :28:11.headlines at 8pm and the late bulleting just after the Ten O'Clock
:28:12. > :28:13.News. From everyone on the team, right around the country, have a
:28:14. > :28:14.very good evening.